Centrifugal dirt collector



Dec 30,

C. C. FARMER CENTRIFUGAL DIRT COLLECTOR Filed Nev. 1.7, 1923,-

INVENTOR CLYDE G.F'ARMER ATTORN EY cuss e. fifiUSE time 3 cosissiis, WE

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Apgiicstics November 1'2, 1921. ene emcee.

To all whom may comers;

Be it sziowh that I Gums Ci hsmms, c citizen of the Uiiihed if-esieiing Pittsburgh, the cciinty cit Aiiegheny c d. State cf. Pennsylvania, have invested e and useful Improvements in. Csntrifugi' Dirt Coiiectoi's, of which the foiicwing is .a specification. I

This invention relates to devices for sepcrating dirt and dust tram fluid. midst pres sure flowing through a conchiit such as the weii inicwn fiuiti pressure h 'ch'e end signal pipes employed in' mmiecticn with fluid pressure brake systems on railway cars. r

A construction of the shove character is disclosed in Reissue Letters Patent of W. A, Dcrby, No. 12,414, dated December 5, 1905, and thepi'esent invention has for its object to provide an improved dust coilectoi' of the type shcwnin' the above mentioned patent.

In the Accompanying drawing, Fig. 1 is a central sectional View of a dust collector embodying one form of my invention: Fig. 2 a central sectional view of e dust c01- iector embodying; s siightly modified form of my invention; 3 c section on the line 3-3 of Fig". 2; snot Fig. s section on the line 4-4- of Fig. 2.

The dust collector shown in both Figs; 1 and. 2 is of the centrifuge]; type as discioscd in the hQi'iIlbQfOiQ mentioned patent and comprises a casing 1 having an upper tunnel shaped sepsrating chamber 2on6. a 16W- er dust collecting chamber 3. The casing is interposed at the desii' ed point in the fluid conducting'pipe, such as the brake pipe of a fluid'pz essiiize brake system and is so disposed that, fluid under pressure enters the casiii atA slid flows out at B, the inlet being open to the chamber 2, as shown in Fig-:3. fThe'jo ltiet Bis connected to the chamber- 2 h"' .e, condiiit i which extends downwardlyintothe chamber 2 at the central portion ofthe casing.

Fluid under pressure entering the dust 03: irst pecticiics foreign m; iicscemiin by gravity em iinsiiy Y into the select- 1119 chamber 3,

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ticiesi i more \{GFY'E pass hack to t. chsinhs find its way into the iiuici. CGE'ECillCiLi Furthermore, the the two chambers permits 1...: tion of the current at air in he connected to taken up c; in chamber 3, so that particles oi matter in chamhei" S carried with the air and hy ine; en Wail of said chamber Wei; ticle against, another, the particle tendency to es ground up into a fine pow- Ciel which stiii further increases e dumping tendency when the pressure in the fluid. ccnductingpipe is entitle Accessing to 12W inveetiom viii czi'eisc the 7' air in chamber (3985; net have suficie contact with the in chamber 3 to permit the transmission of the swirling action of the current of air in chsmher 2 t4:- the stir in chamber 3.

in order to prevent the smicici'z expansion of the air in chamber 3 the consequent hack dumping of dust i ticics in said chamber, when a suciden A mucticn in pressure in the finici cciiri acti wipe is made,

I provide a check vsfvc between the chemhers 2 and 3 which preferably comprises a thin, light Weight cone Shaped member in her 5 1s freely m 11'; the lga ncie l \1 re simmer i; 1 wining passage is .L') 3 t m action c iiuicl in chamber 2 is not communicated to the air in chamber 3, Wliiie'et the same time, a tree passage is provided for particles of dust and dirt to pass from chamber 2 to chamber 3, The check valve member is free to rock on its support, so that an occasional particle, larger time would normelly pass through the restrieted'pessege, will, by its Weight, cause a tilting of the check valve to one side, so thet the particle will drop into the cliember Upon e sudden reduction in pressure in the fluid conducting pipe coil in the chamher 2, the pressure of fluid in chamber 3 will move the check valve to its seat, so that back flow of sit and dust particles from chamber 3 to chamber 2 and to the fluid conducting pipe will be prevented.

In the modified form shown in Fig. 2, the check valve supporting stem 6' is made integral with a removable cup member 9 having the dust collecting chamber 3" divided into compartments by integral baiiie we or plates 10, arrengedl as shown in Fig The purpose of tlie befie plates 10 is to still further lessen any tendency to sWirllog-of the contents of chamber 3 eitliou h the picieri-ed' construction shown in Fig. 1 Without the baffle plates Will satisfectorily accomplish the desired results in ieiost cases.

liming now clmricecl myinvention,

what I clai' as new and desire to secure by Letters lrteiit, is: I 1. line dust collector, a. casing having a. dust separating clmmber, e, (inst collecting chamber, a rigid post carried. by the casing, and a check valve loosely mountecl on said post for controlling communication from the collecting chamber to the seyemting chamber.

2. In a dust collector, casing having a dust separating chamber, a dust collecting chamber, a rigid post carried by the casing", and a check valve loosely mounted on said post to normally provide open communicetioo from the separating chamber to the collecting; chamber and operated. upon e reduction in pressure in the separating chamber for preventing back flow from the collecting chamber to separating chemi301.

3. In a dust collector, a casing comprising a section leaving e dust separating chamber, a section having a dust collecting chamber and removebiy securel to the first section, e rigid post carriec by the casing section containing the (lust collecting chami961, and check valve mounted on said post for controlling communication be gtween said chambers.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

CL YDE G. FARMER. 

